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Lucario, a Fighting and Steel type Pokémon, official artwork

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Lucario: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Lucario is a straightforward attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (115) and Attack (110), with a base stat total of 525. Competitively it is banned from NeverUsed for overperforming there.

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What is Lucario weak to?

How much damage Lucario takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFightingFireGround
0.5×ResistsDarkDragonGrassIceNormalSteel
0.25×ResistsBugRock
0×Immune toPoison

Lucario takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Fire, Ground. It resists Dark, Dragon, Grass, Ice, Normal, Steel, Bug, Rock and is immune to Poison.

Best moveset for Lucario

Lucario has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Steel BeamSteel140
  • EarthquakeGround100

Best nature for Lucario

Careful or Bold. Lucario's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • SteadfastIf this Pokemon flinches, its Speed is raised by 1 stage.
  • Inner FocusThis Pokemon cannot be made to flinch. Immune to Intimidate.
  • JustifiedThis Pokemon's Attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a Dark-type move.

Evolution line

Riolu
Lucario
Full learnset (78 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Steel BeamSteel14095%Special
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Meteor MashSteel9090%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
Aura SphereFighting80-Special
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
Extreme SpeedNormal80100%Physical
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
Upper HandFighting65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Force PalmFighting60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Metal ClawSteel5095%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Bullet PunchSteel40100%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
Vacuum WaveFighting40100%Special
FeintNormal30100%Physical
Bone RushGround2590%Physical
CounterFighting?100%Physical
Final GambitFighting?100%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Bulk UpFighting--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CoachingFighting--Status
CopycatNormal--Status
DetectFighting--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Heal PulsePsychic--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
Life DewWater--Status
Metal SoundSteel-85%Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Quick GuardFighting--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
Work UpNormal--Status